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[PATCH] Documentation/gittutorial.txt: clarify git branch -d

From
jidanni@jidanni.org <jidanni@jidanni.org>
Date
Jan 6, 2009, 02:40 UTC
Message-ID
<1231209655-13050-1-git-send-email-jidanni@jidanni.org>
Signed-off-by: jidanni <jidanni@jidanni.org>
---
 Documentation/gittutorial.txt |    6 +++---
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/gittutorial.txt b/Documentation/gittutorial.txt
index 7892244..4581a5a 100644
--- a/Documentation/gittutorial.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gittutorial.txt
@@ -260,11 +260,11 @@ At this point you could delete the experimental branch with
 $ git branch -d experimental
 ------------------------------------------------
 
-This command ensures that the changes in the experimental branch are
-already in the current branch.
+This command makes sure that the changes in the experimental branch are
+already in the current branch before deleting.
 
 If you develop on a branch crazy-idea, then regret it, you can always
-delete the branch with
+force deletion of the branch with
 
 -------------------------------------
 $ git branch -D crazy-idea
-- 
1.6.0.6
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